Julie Elie has spent a lot of time listening to zebra finches. Elie, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, spends her time listening in on the finches’ other vocalizations, though: ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Nonhuman animals (animals) are constantly "talking" with one another using sounds, smells, visual signals, and various combinations thereof. In his fascinating new book titled Why Animals Talk: The ...

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1. Sounds: Many animals make noises to communicate. For example, dogs bark, cats meow, and birds chirp. Each sound can have a different meaning. A dog might bark to warn of danger, while a bird might ...

In the animated movie Up, a boisterous dog wears an electronic collar that translates his doggy thoughts into English words. “My master made me this collar,” he tells his new acquaintances. “He is a ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

We have changed from wanting animals to understand human language to wanting to understand how they communicate with each ...

Julie Elie has spent a lot of time listening to zebra finches. These chatty little birds are a popular animal model for studying communication, but most research focuses on the males’ complicated ...

Over the last decades, researchers who study animal behavior have succeeded in largely blurring the line between Homo sapiens and other animals. Like their human counterparts, animals feel emotions, ...